I have used sequence of action and one of the action plays sound for me.
SKAction *wait = [SKAction waitForDuration:1];
NSString* completion_sound = self.gameData[#"level_data"][#"completion_sound"];
SKAction *playSound = [SKAction playSoundFileNamed:completion_sound waitForCompletion:NO];
SKAction *completion = [SKAction runBlock:^{
// do some code here.
}];
SKAction *sequence = [SKAction sequence:#[wait, playSound, completion]];
[self runAction:sequence];
But I want to detect a completion of sound. seems like sound is still playing while block is invoking.
It appears you are passing NO for the waitForCompletion: argument and it should be YES.
If YES, the duration of this action is the same as the length of the audio playback. If NO, the action is considered to have completed immediately.
So change to YES in this line of code...
SKAction *playSound = [SKAction playSoundFileNamed:completion_sound waitForCompletion:YES];
...and the playSound action duration will be the length of the sound, therefor the 'completion block' SKAction *completion will not be executed until the sound is finished.
Your sequence is wrong. The correct order should be:
SKAction *sequence = [SKAction sequence:#[playSound, wait, completion]];
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I have subclassed SKSpriteNode for my enemies. One of the methods in this class is a "blood squirt" SKAction sequence comprised of blocks which takes about 0.9 secs to complete.
-(void)runBloodBurst
{
SKSpriteNode *bloodBurst = [SKSpriteNode spriteNodeWithTexture:[_animations bloodBurstLeft2Start]];
bloodBurst.zPosition = 250;
bloodBurst.position = CGPointMake(-32, 0);
SKAction *wait0 = [SKAction waitForDuration:0.2];
SKAction *wait1 = [SKAction waitForDuration:0.7];
SKAction *block0 = [SKAction runBlock:^{
[bloodBurst runAction:[_animations bloodBurstLeft2]];
[self addChild:bloodBurst];
}];
SKAction *block1 = [SKAction runBlock:^{
[bloodBurst removeFromParent];
self.readyBloodBurst2 = true;
}];
[self runAction:[SKAction sequence:#[wait0, block0, wait1, block1]]];
}
If the player is attacking very enthusiastically, the blood squirt method could be called again before the 0.9 secs have passed (numerous blood squirts). However, this would randomly throw a EXEC_BAD_ACCESS error.
My solution was use a BOOL ivar to not allow running the sequence again until it has completed. This stopped the EXEC_BAD_ACCESS but I do not understand the root cause behind it.
An explanation would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: As per LearnCocos2D request, added exception breakpoint and got this:
So in the game I'm building I want to repeat an action, but I want it to have an initial delay. So for example, the action would execute three seconds after the user started the game, but after it executes for the first time, there's no longer a three second delay. What can I do to solve this?
Thanks in advance!
You could use an SKAction to make a delay, then put it at the beginning of your sequence.
Apple gives some sample code on sequences:
SKAction *moveUp = [SKAction moveByX:0 y:100.0 duration:1.0];
SKAction *zoom = [SKAction scaleTo:2.0 duration:0.25];
SKAction *wait = [SKAction waitForDuration: 0.5];
SKAction *fadeAway = [SKAction fadeOutWithDuration:0.25];
SKAction *removeNode = [SKAction removeFromParent];
SKAction *sequence = [SKAction sequence:#[moveUp, zoom, wait, fadeAway, removeNode]];
[node runAction: sequence];
You can use SKAction waitForDuration to make a delay.
I have an SKScene where I am adding an SKSpriteNode. I have subclassed SKSpriteNode class to create this node. In the subclass i am defining certain SKActions on the sprite. What i want is that when the SKAction sequence that runs on this sprite ends, i add a new sprite node to the scene. How is this possible. Following is my code:
code for sequence that i am running on skspritenode subclass (TEMissileNode) :-
SKAction *moveDown = [SKAction moveToY:self.position.y - 20 duration:0.2];
SKAction *animation = [SKAction animateWithTextures:textures timePerFrame:time/7];
SKAction *moveMissileProjectile = [SKAction moveTo:pointoffScreen duration: time];
SKAction *group = [SKAction group:#[animation, moveMissileProjectile]];
SKAction *sequence = [SKAction sequence : #[moveDown,group, [SKAction removeFromParent]]];
[self runAction:sequence];
From the main scene I am calling the method which executes these actions
TEMissileNode *missile = [TEMissileNode missileAtPoint: CGPointMake(copter.position.x + copter.size.width/2, copter.position.y - 20)
Type:TEMissileTypeA];
[self addChild:missile];
[missile moveTowardsPosition:position];
What i want is that after the completion of the method (moveTowardsPosition:position), I add another child sprite node to the scene but how to get a completion notification from the method.
There are two ways of going about calling code after the completion of an action.
Use the completion block after runAction.
[self runAction:sequence completion:^{
//Add relevant code here.
}];
Or, add another block to execute at the end of the sequence.
SKAction *actionBlock = [SKAction runBlock:^{
//Add relevant code here.
}];
SKAction *sequence = [SKAction sequence : #[moveDown,group, [SKAction removeFromParent], actionBlock]];
I have this code:
#implementation MyScene {
SKAction *delayAction;
}
Inside a method:
delayAction = [SKAction waitForDuration:3.0];
[self runAction:[SKAction repeatActionForever: [SKAction sequence:
#[delayAction, [SKAction ...]]]]]
withKey:#"myKey"];
Then i want to decrease duration overtime. (This method is called on update:)
So i tried:
- (void)updateVelocity
{
NSLog(#"duration:%f",delayAction.duration);
delayAction.duration = delayAction.duration - 0.001;
}
And i get:
2014-04-04 11:45:05.781 FlyFish[5409:60b] duration:1.300000
2014-04-04 11:45:05.785 FlyFish[5409:60b] duration:1.299000
2014-04-04 11:45:05.800 FlyFish[5409:60b] duration:1.298000
2014-04-04 11:45:05.816 FlyFish[5409:60b] duration:1.297000
Which seems good, but my [SKAction ...] still continues repeating after 3 seconds.
I'd do this a different way. Something like this...
- (void)recursiveActionMethod
{
if (some end condition is met) {
return;
// this allows you to stop the repeating action.
}
self.duration -= 0.01;
// store duration in a property
SKAction *waitAction = [SKAction waitForDuration:self.duration];
SKAction *theAction = [SKAction doWhatYouWantHere];
SKAction *recursiveAcion = [SKAction performSelector:#selector(recursiveActionMethod) onTarget:self];
SKAction *sequence = [SKAction sequence:#[waitAction, theAction, recursiveAction]];
[self runAction:sequence];
}
This will perform your action and then come back to this function to be run again with a different wait time and again, and again, ...
You can even stop the sequence by having some end condition that would jump inside the if block and stop the loop.
I am a bit late, but you can instead set the action to SKActionTimingEaseOut. Also this is language native and should work slightly faster. (Though you cannot customize the speed changes)
This can be done similarly to this:
yourSKAction.timingMode = SKActionTimingEaseOut;
I have a trouble trying to make one circle big and small using [SKAction scaleBy: duration:]
SKAction *scaleDown = [SKAction scaleBy:0.2 duration:1.8];
SKAction *scaleUp= [scaleDown reversedAction];
SKAction *fullScale = [SKAction sequence:#[scaleDown, scaleUp, scaleDown, scaleUp]];
[_circleChanging runAction:fullScale];
What I get is the circle becoming so small that disappears and then doesn't come back. It has to become small and then come back to his original size doing it 2 times.
Try:
SKAction *scaleDown = [SKAction scaleTo:0.2 duration:0.75];
SKAction *scaleUp= [SKAction scaleTo:1.0 duration:0.75];
SKAction *fullScale = [SKAction repeatActionForever:[SKAction sequence:#[scaleDown, scaleUp, scaleDown, scaleUp]]];
[_circleChanging runAction:fullScale];
Not all actions are reversible, and the reverse sometimes doesn't mean "go back to the original value".
If you check the documentation, the reverse action of scaleBy is actually scaling to -0.2 in your case. Just create a new scale action instead of reversing.
Also try making a copy of the actions for the 2nd use:
SKAction *fullScale = [SKAction sequence:
#[scaleDown, scaleUp, [scaleDown copy], [scaleUp copy]]];